Ayapata District

Ayapata District is one of ten districts of the province Carabaya in Peru.[1]

Ayapata
District
Country	Peru
Region	Puno
Province	Carabaya
Capital	Ayapata
Government
• Mayor	Javier Grimaldo Pariapaza Arraya
Area
• Total	1,091.61 km^2 (421.47 sq mi)
Elevation	3,475 m (11,401 ft)
Population  (2005 census)
• Total	6,820
• Density	6.2/km^2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)
UBIGEO	210303

Geography

The Kallawaya mountain range traverses the district. The highest peak of the district is Allin Qhapaq at 5,780 m (18,963 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[2]

• Apachita
• Chawpi Tiyana
• Ch'ichi Qhapaq
• Hatun Qillwani
• Kuntur Wachana
• Muru Quta
• Ñuñu Pampa
• Pichanayuq
• Pukara
• Sach'a Pata
• Tawqa Qaqa
• Turuni
• Wari Kunka
• Wayna Qhapaq
• Muru Quta
• Wallata Wachana
• Wisk'achani

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (82.61%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.22% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]

See also

• Inambari River
• Yawarmayu

References

1. (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived April 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)
3. inei.gob.pe Archived January 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)